Heavily armed cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) blew up a panchayat bhawan in Giridih district destroying property worth several lakhs of rupees, officials sources said on Thursday.
Extremists numbering in 50 to 60 blew up the double-storied Government building located at Tuieo village under Pirtard police by using explosives. There is no report of any casualty as no one was present in the building during the attack. The building, which was used to house CRPF personnel, is completely destroyed in the attack. Giridih superintendent of police G Karanti Kumar said raids are on to nab the extremists involved in Tuesday-Wednesday attack.
A CRPF company had been station at Tuieo village for the last several years and the jawans were housed in the panchayat bhawan. The SP added that the Maoists also threw pamphlet posters at the blast site claiming responsibility of the act. “They are rattled by the success of the police forces against them and out of sheer desperation including in mindless violent activities committed the act,” he said.